There will be an Open Lab session for faculty in the ITEC office on Tuesday, March 1 from 9am-11am and Wednesday, March 2 from 2pm-4pm. Drop in at any time during the Open Lab hours to learn more about using the Google suite of tools for your teaching or research. The focus next week will be on Google spreadsheet mapper, docs, video and sites. The Open Lab is intended to be an … [Read more...]
New conservation and Marcellus Shale-related data available on Xanthus GIS Server
Several new datasets from Platts (an energy consulting firm) and the Nature Conservancy were added to the GIS Data folder on Xanthus last night. The data includes gas compressor stations for PA, NY and WV along with current and projected locations of Marcellus Shale wells and wind turbines in PA. Forest patches and landscape blocks are also included in the data from the … [Read more...]
Bucknell awarded $520,000 Mellon grant to support environmental studies, GIS integration
Bucknell has been awarded a $520,000 Mellon grant (the largest Mellon grant ever received by BU) to support the development of courses and initiatives related to environmental studies. Click here to read the announcement on the BU home page. In addition to providing stipends to faculty who create new courses that include environmental connections, the grant will also support … [Read more...]
Presentation by the Nature Conservancy – Monday, April 4th at 4:30pm
Save the date - April 4th at 4:30pm. Tamara Gagnolet, GIS Analyst and Conservation Data Manager for the Pennsylvania chapter of the Nature Conservancy, will be at Bucknell on April 4th, 2011 to discuss her work in using GIS to analyze potential impacts of Marcellus Shale gas drilling in Pennsylvania. The Nature Conservancy recently released part 1 of its 'Pennsylvania Energy … [Read more...]
Ask the expert: Katie Faull on maps, Moravian diaries and Native American history
In the BU homepage's February 'Ask the Expert' interview, Prof. Katie Faull discusses her research on the 18th Century Moravian settlers and Native Americans who inhabited the Susquehanna watershed region. With the help of her research assistant, Emily Bitely '11, Prof. Faull has made extensive use of GIS in reconstructing 18th Century landscapes of the Susquehanna. Read the … [Read more...]